Nebraska Great Plains
Vision:
To
educate citizens, develop leadership, and revitalize the area through
cooperative partnerships and leveraged resources.
Mission:
Serve as
models of positive, proactive leadership for other rural towns in the Midwest
region to share resources, successes, and opportunities to energize the
area.
Motto:
“Helping Communities
Help Themselves”
Area Description: The Nebraska Great Plains RC&D comprises some 4,823 squaremiles in east central Nebraska. Roughly rectangular in shape, this 50 by 100 mile area is overwhelmingly rural, despite having 54 percent of the state’s population within
its boundaries. Eighty-five percent of the land is agricultural, primarily cropland.
The area is home to approximately 900,000 people, with 90 percent living in Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy counties Three percent of the remainder of the area’s residents live in the other six counties in cities between 1,243 and 7,974 in population. Seven percent live in smaller communities or on farms. The population density is very disparate across the area, from 1,258 per square mile in Douglas County to 12.9 in Polk County. The
average farm is 381 acres. Of the 117 towns in the area, 76 have populations
under 500. The median poplulation in this area is 355.
- 330 Council member hours contributed
- 738 Volunteer hours contributed
- 130 Project partners
- 12 Council meetings
- 13 Completed projects
- 12 Projects in progress
Summary of 2006 Activities:
- 400 Council member hours contributed
- 803 Volunteer hours contributed
- 211 Project partners
- 12 Council meetings
- 12 Completed projects
- 22 Projects in progress
- 400 Council Member Hours Contributed
- 1056 Volunteer Hours Contributed
- 168 Project Partners
- 12 Council Meetings
- 12 Completed Projects
- 17 Projects in Progress
- 620 Council Member Hours Contributed
- 2,190 Volunteer Hours Contributed
- 177 Project Partners
- 12 Council Meetings
- 12 Completed Projects
- 15 Projects in Progress